SKF recognized as a leader within sustainability

2015 September 18, 08:30
CEST

For the 16th year in a row, SKF has been
included in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index

Gothenburg, Sweden, 18 September 2015: For the
16thyear running, SKF has been listed as one of the world’s most
sustainable companies by the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index
(DJSI).

Supply chain management, ensuring a transparent tax
strategy and its overall environmental management programme were
three areas in which the Group ranked highly.

Rob Jenkinson, Director of Sustainability, says, “We
have been working to integrate sustainability into the business for
a long time now, and it is good to receive this recognition from
the DJSI once again.

“Our products and solutions help enable the
transformation into a more energy and carbon efficient world. Our
energy use has reduced in absolute terms by 16% since 2006, a
period of overall production growth for SKF. By focusing on energy
efficiency, we have been able to reduce carbon emissions as well as
save a significant amount of money.”

One of the year’s most significant developments with
regards to the Group’s climate strategy, BeyondZero, was the award
of a global ISO 50001 certification, announced in February. 38
manufacturing facilities, representing some 90% of the Group’s
total direct energy use, have implemented SKF’s energy management
system, contributing to a reduction in energy use and greenhouse
gas emissions across the value chain.

The Dow Jones Sustainability Index was launched in
1999 and is the longest-running global sustainability
benchmark. In addition, SKF is also a member of the FTSE4Good
Index and Ethibel Sustainability Index (ESI) Excellence Europe.

SKF is a leading global supplier of bearings, seals,
mechatronics, lubrication systems, and services which include
technical support, maintenance and reliability services,
engineering consulting and training. SKF is represented in more
than 130 countries and has around 15,000 distributor locations
worldwide. Annual sales in 2014 were SEK 70 975 million and the
number of employees was 48 593. www.skf.com

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™ BeyondZero is a trademark of the SKF Group.